Shade and curtain hanger.



PJJ. EVELEIGH.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

m. 8 0 M n w ATTORNEYS ERESTON J'. EVELEIGH, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Application filed August 1c, 1911.. Serial No. 643,315.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PRESTON J E-VELEIGH,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Charleston in the county of Charleston and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and Improved Shade and Curtain Hanger, of which the following is ,a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to brackets or supports andmoreparticularly it is directed to a shade and curtain hanger.

The principal object of my invention is to providea shade and curtain hanger made up of parts movable relatively-to each other whereby the device may be adapted to windows of different widths in order to support curtains and shades, the use of such a device doing away with defacing the woodwork.

A further object of my invention is to provide a new and useful device of the class described which is adjustable in its make-up, the device being adapted to be positioned between the opposite sides of a window casing in order to support shades and curtains.

A further object of my invention is to provide a new and useful article of the class described which will consist of few parts and be simple in its construction, at the same time presenting an outfit which is etlicient in its operation and which may be produced at a low cost.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the shade and curtain hanger in operative position; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the window casing showing the hanger in position therein; Fig. 3 is a side view, partly in section, showing the locking rod; Fig. 4 is a partial perspective of this rod showing the hinge therein; Fig. 5 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the rod showing the adjust able construction thereof; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one bracket with the support thereon, the shade and the curtain pole 5o ibeing indicated in dotted lines.

The device is made up of a locking rod 1 and brackets 2, each of the brackets being positioned at ,opposite sides of a window casing 3, the locking rodextending across the 65 casing and 7, hgaging each-of the'brackets in order to securely hold them in position.

The lockin rod is preferably made up in a plurality of pieces 4, 5, 6, the pieces 4 and 5 being 'pivotally connected together at 7, by a hinged construction, the sides of the pieces at this point being strengthened by auxiliary sides 8, 9; the end 10 of the piece 5 and the end 11 of the piece 4 are offset with respect to each other, being substantially of the shape shown in Fig; 3 whereby when the pieces are extended in the same plane further movement of them relatively to each other is prevented, the ends 10 and it coming into engagement as shown parthumb nut securing the pieces together in any adjusted position, depending on the length of the slots.

The invention further comprises brackets .2, each of which is made up of a body portion 20 having a member 21 extending at right angles therefrom, this member being provided with an opening 22; a support 23 which is preferably made of bent wire or any other suitable material is carried by each of the brackets 2, the end 24 of the support being positioned within a struck-up portion 25 of the bracket. This struck-up portion may be coi'ivenientlyformed when the bracket is made, the idea being to extend a portion of the bracket to one side thereof for a suitable distance and throughout a suitable length in order to form a means for holding the support in position, as shown particularly in Fig. 6. The upper end of the support 23 has a pocket 26 therein which is adapted to support a curtain pole and a similar pocket 27 which is adapted to receive one end of a shade roller; of course the sizes of these pockets may be varied depending on the curtain pole and the shade roller used with them and the number of pockets may be also varied, if so desired.

The use of my device is illustrated in Fig. l; the brackets 2 are to be positioned on the opposite sides of the window or door have provided reduced ends 40 on the locking rod which engage in the openings or holes 22 in the members 21 of the brackets; such construction secures the parts together and prevents the locking rod dropping out of place, due to any jarring. The length of the locking bar 1 is determined by the width of the window, therbar being brought to its v length by operation of the pin and slot connection shown in Fig. 5; with the rod of the right length the brackets may be held in the proper position on the casing and the rod broken at the hinged point and it may then 'be positioned between the brackets and brought back to unbroken position. when the brackets will be securely held'in place; or the brackets may be held in place and one end of the rod engage with one of them while the other end of the rod is brought into engagement with the other by adjusting the length of the rod and then securing it in such position. Of course once the length of the rod is determined it is a simple matter to take down the brackets for cleaning or repairing by merely breaking the rod at the hinged point 9 and replacing the parts in their usual position, no change in the adjustment being necessary. When the parts are thus positioned the curtain pole may be placed in the pockets 26 in the supports 23 and the shade may be positioned in the pockets 27 The material of which the difi'erent parts are made will depend altogether upon the price at which the outfit is to be sold, the material also being determined by the finish of the room and the window casing with which it is,to be used;

Having thus described my invention, '1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent A device of the class described comprising the combination of a plurality of brackets adapted to be positioned at opposite sides of a window casing, each bracket being made up of two members extending at right angles to each other, a rod for holding them in position, the rod being made up of end portions and an intermediate portion, one of the end portions being provided with a pin extending laterally thereof and also provided with a longitudinally extending slot,

the intermediate portion being provided with a slot in which the said pin engages, the said intermediate portion being also provided with a threaded stud extending through the slot on the said end portion, there being an adjustable nut on the said stud whereby the adjustment of the parts may be determined, the said intermediate portion being also provided with an offset end, the other end portion being provided with a similar oflset end, a pin engaging the intermediate portion and the end portion whereby they are pivotally connected together, auxiliary sides in engagement with the said end portion between which the 0dset adjacent ends of the intermediate portion and the said end portion are positioned whereby the parts are strengthened, the outer end of each end portion being reduced whereby they may engage in openings provided in the said brackets.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PRESTON J. EVELEIGH.

Witnesses:

S. W. BENNETT, R. C. Browns. 

